Breastfeeding prevalence among six-week infants at University Hospital of the West Indies
West Indian med. j
; 45(1): 14-7, Mar. 1996.
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em Inglês
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| ID: lil-165472
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JM3.1
ABSTRACT
Eighty-five (85) mothers attending postnatal and well baby clinics were interviewed at six weeks post-partum regarding breastfeeding. An overall prevalence of 98.8 percent at six weeks of age was seen, with an exclusive breastfeeding rate of 37.6 percent. Older maternal age and multiparity favoured exclusive breastfeeding. There was no significant association between pattern of breastfeeding (exclusive versus partial) and employment or union status. Breastfeeding was found to favour good weight gain in normal birthweight babies. Normal birthweight babies who were exclusively breastfed had a higher mean weight gain than the exclusively breastfed low birthweight infants, who in turn had better weight gain when partially breastfed
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Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Aleitamento Materno
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Recém-Nascido
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
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Caribe Inglês
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Jamaica
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Artigo